Strands Decider: Why Not an Encoder?
Summary
A technology blog post by Marc Brooker examining whether strands-decider should use an encoder vs a decoder architecture, comparing several designs (v19, b1, b2, e1a, e1b) across accuracy, calibration, and latency. It provides experimental results, footnotes, and reflections on the encoder-vs-decoder question in the context of moderate-sized models, highlighting that neither approach is clearly superior at this scale.